Father's Day Greeting

Happy Blessed Father's Day 2017. Real Men Love Jesus and follow the Lord’s way. For the many wonderful deeds you do every day of the year. For the sacrifices you make for your children. For the love you show your wives and daughters. For the reverence you give to the Lord Jesus. For making the effort to be the best man you could be. Here’s wishing all of you fathers, grandfathers, husbands, brothers, sons, uncles, cousins, friends and men of God a blessed HAPPY FATHER’S DAY.

To all the awesome men, Fathers and husbands, sons and brothers, grandfathers and uncles, cousins and friends. Men everywhere! May your loved ones show you just how much you mean to them. Be celebrated and appreciated.

*ESPECIALLY OUR HUSBANDS… the Awesome Men in Our Lives: Women everywhere are saying today, “We Love You.” Happy Father’s Day! We thank you for taking all our attitudes, PMS, crazy days, nagging, confusing crying, impossible demands, everything else, and some more issues. Thank you for the hurt head you always give us because of your regular hard head. Thank you for the pain you cause and those tears you often make us shed. Thank you for pampering us, especially when you have done your worst. Thank you for loving us and making us feel like there’s no one else in the world except us. Thank you for the times we find out that there are others in the world beside us. Thank you for trying hard to get it right, just because you want to make things right. Thank you for caring enough to say, “I’m sorry.” Thank you for not being too proud to fall down on your knees and beg us to spend the rest of our lives with you. Thank you for your heart which always gives us first place. Thank you for the manly sacrifices you make to make us comfortable and secure. Thank you for loving our children knowing they are what we live and could almost die for. Thank you for making us shine. We are women. We come from your rib. We don’t want your place. We just want our place standing beside you. In all the daily ups and downs, know this: You hold our hearts and we’ve got your backs. Happy Father’s Day Husband. From wives everywhere,  we love and cherish you.

* (Writing includes local Liberian jargon)

Blessings and peace,

Srvt. Hortense D. Grimes

Founder, Do It For Christ Ministries

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Broken Faith Broken People (repost)

PROPHETIC WORD. Thursday, February 26, 2015.  
The Lord awakened me hours before dawn, with instructions to “take note, write and tell.” The Holy Spirit began ministering about matters within the body of Christ, the Christian Church. It was intense, emotional and solemn; my spirit wept. I was saddened at just how much we are bruising our Lord’s heart. Jesus told me to speak up about such things and not be afraid of anything. The Lord warned me against fear; that I should fear nothing. At the end of almost three hours of teaching, training, and being comforted this humbling experience ended. I could not speak about it for several days. Utilizing a style of writing which I've deemed appropriate for conveying such troubling reality, I am speaking up. In my capacity as servant of the Living God, anointed by Jesus Christ: Please heed the warning.  --Servant Hortense D. Grimes  

BROKEN FAITH BROKEN PEOPLE

One of the biggest problems Christians face is laziness. Disobedient People. We are too lazy to be vigilant. Too lazy to walk with Jesus Christ all the way. Great Sunday morning church worshipers. Always ready to shout, loudly, “God is good … all the time … all the time … God’s been so good to me!” Many have become “just to be counted in the pews” Christians. Disrespectful People. Lazy to pray. Lazy to read the Bible. Lazy to fast. Lazy to stand for Christ. You take your cue from the world while at the same time pretending to criticize the world. Cannot stop worshiping those dollar signs! Take your eyes off materialism. Repent. God’s wealth is primarily for The Lord’s work! Hello. Churches so desperate to become mega, by making Jesus Christ minor. No Prayer fest. No Altar-no altar call. No Revival. Much drama. No Sunday school. No hymn singing. No Scripture readings. Empty theatrics. Constantly bring in new types of “worship” music only to quickly tweak it and make the music sensual. What? No sound biblical teachings. No Lord’s Prayer. No studying the beatitudes. Any wonder why such bad attitudes within the congregation. Ten Commandments? Not a mention. No Doxology. No teachings in chastity, purity, long-suffering. How would we know patience is a virtue. Hello? 

Year after year, not one visible Cross to gaze at during worship. What. Church plus no cross in sight is a church? What! Crusaders for your own causes. Weak preaching. No Hebrews, no Psalm, no Genesis, no Zephaniah, no Job. Not 1^st and 2^nd Peter. Not even  the Acts. No teaching from John's gospel. No Thessalonians. Well, I guess no Revelations. Lord, I declare! In the beginning was, “The Word … with God … The Word was God!” Imagine Church where there is never mention of sin and repentance. Not a single mention of the Cross, the Crucifixion, or the Resurrection. No reference to resurrection! No talk of Deity. The Trinity. Christian churches with no teachings on cross, crucifixion and resurrection? No talk about The Blood? Some dare say, mention of the Blood is gross. Really? You dare make the Bible irrelevant. Yet, quickly hoard up books written, and promote works, based upon scriptural teachings and biblical principles. Seriously! Talk about contradictions. 

Christians fuss about prayer being taken out of schools and public places, but you never pray with your family on your territory; inside your home. Are you not the decision maker at your house? No prayers said in your homes. Who is stopping you? Besides, is that not the place where your precious children live? Are you serious! Jumping in and out of vehicles all day, without a word of prayer. You claim to be protective of your little ones. Hum. If I may ask, who is the public? Who goes to public places? Is is not you? Are you not part of the public—Let the numbers do the talking. We tolerate every type of ungodliness, and you wonder why the world is plunging into decline. Societies are degenerating, daily, into pits of moral decay, foolish heathen values and social filth. Chaos and calamity stockpile. Everyone is an expert on everything! Few seek godly wisdom from the Lord. Talk about the blind leading the blind. And we wonder why things are as they are. Excuse me. 

Many profess Christianity as your faith, but claim there are many ways to Almighty God. Seriously!? Just where, exactly, do we fit with Jesus Christ? Really. Many are filled with so much hate you cannot see straight. Jesus is all about love. Hello? Is not love the whole point of Jesus death and resurrection—the Cornerstone of the Christian faith! We claim to be Christians, but you live the most secular, careless and reckless lifestyles, void of any examples of Christ. What! Hum. I guess I’d better hush my mouth this morning. Sometimes, it is just impossible to not go there …the foolishness is so plentiful! We’re just recycling and recycling more. Daily. Nonstop nonsense going up all day, in God’s face! And we are followers of Jesus Christ. Really? Repent. What do you take Almighty God for! You forget whose breath you breathe. Hum. 

Christians, get your acts together. There is work to be done while Jesus tarry. Get up from your long slumber. Repent. Pray without ceasing. Do the work the Lord assigned for you. Pray nonstop. Evangelize the world about Jesus Christ. Don’t you hear the other faiths! Why are you disobedient to your God Almighty? Do you see any other beliefs sleeping on their job? Wake up Christian church. The Bible says to watch, fight, and pray. Pray like the warrior you are called to be—Soldiers in the army of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Watch the LORD win the fight. Hallelujah!!! Turn away from ego and self. Naked yourself off vanity and foolish pride. Face Jesus. Tell the world about the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Flex some faith muscles. The most powerful statement on earth is, the words: “In the name of Jesus Christ I command …”

Christian you, I tell you this: One day everybody, those we see and know, ones we don’t see and do not know, will bow to the name of Jesus. Lift up your head. Redemption draws nigh. The time is close. It is almost time for the explosive dramatic drama in the sky. Christ Return. Take a stand now. Time to start wrapping things up. Need help? Jesus Christ is a living force. The name of Jesus is a corrective measure. Prayer in the name of Jesus Christ is a sealant. Amen. Employing the name of Jesus Christ is a game changer. Any day. Wake up, you lazy Christian you. You have overslept. Enough. Now it is time to stay awake. Get up! Repent. And pray. In the name of Jesus Christ. Remember, Jesus plus anything makes up a majority. Majority wins. Trust the might of your God. Make disciples of all nations. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. “... this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." (Acts 1:11). 

Hello ... Church!!!

Children of God Almighty, we have got to do better. The Lord’s eyes are everywhere. Jesus Christ sees all. 

Servant Hortense D. Grimes

Founder,
Do It For Christ Ministries Int'l.

www.doitforchrist.org
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Find your Faith from Fear

BRAVE PROOF your life. It is quite easy to be sidelined by anxiety. Many people are being consumed by fear. Especially, in such times when evil appears to be on the rise in the world. There are more questions than answers it seem like. Do not allow yourself to be drenched in the perspiration of fear and trepidation. Never doubt the “deliverer power” of Almighty God. There is nothing, absolutely nothing—no foe nor forces, neither a power on earth nor under heaven—that God cannot deliver you from. God Almighty has tremendous, miraculous power to cover and shelter you from anything. God can shield you from everything. Almighty God has authority to speak your deliverance. The Lord God has absolute control of the events of earth. You can be certain God Almighty has not turned over the administration of earth to mankind. God is in control. A merciful, loving, kind, generous and faithful God remains very much in control.

“And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is Jehovah’s Passover For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah. And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:11-13 Holy Bible ESV).

My friend, do not exist in perpetual despair. Pay attention to God’s way. Trust in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Believe and have confidence in the Lord. Jesus conquered death on the cross and arose from the grave, to give you winning power over all situations. The redemptive power of Christ brings calm and peace. The Lord alone is God. The one true living God alone is able to deliver you. Keep your focus on prayer and faith. The Lord God is enough. Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. What can Christ not do! Guard your precious life. Guide your mind. Find peacefulness and be comforted in the teachings of Scripture.

“For no word from God shall be void of power.” (Luke 1:37 ESV)

“Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 ESV)

“And Jesus looking upon them said to them, ‘With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.’” (Matthew 19:26 ESV)

When you find your spirit being uneasy and troubled go to the Lord in prayer. When you are perplexed and need answers seek the Lord’s way in prayer. While you may exhibit intellect and ability, remember Jehovah God is Omniscient. Learn his way. The Lord’s wisdom is infinite. His love for you is ceaseless. You cannot stop Almighty God from loving you. Embrace the love of Christ. Open your heart to receive the gentleness, calming presence of the Holy Spirit.

Make realistic decisions about your life based on what your needs are and your best interest. Never mind what others say and do. Only you can feel the depth of your anxiety and confusion. Reach out and grasp the hand the Lord is holding out for you. In his firm hand grip Jesus has got you fully covered. Life is in his grasp. Do not fret your life away. Free yourself from fear and find your faith place. However prodigal a child you may be, the Father is looking down the road and waiting to see you turn the corner. Your heavenly father will lovingly rush towards you. He will envelop you with his pure love. God’s love will built a hedge of protection around you. In Christ’s love you will find a secure haven. In the love God has for you there is peace. Do not live in fear. Choose to believe Jesus Christ and live in faith and freedom.

The Word of God is ammunition for any raging battle in your life. Believe God’s Word.

Jehovah speaks directly against fear: “After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield and they exceeding great reward.” (Genesis 15:1 ESV)

Jesus Christ comforts his disciples against fear: “And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28 ESV)

Paul the apostle encourages the body of believers against fear: “For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 ESV)

Blessings and peace,

Srvt. Hortense D. Grimes 

Do It For Christ Ministries

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You Are Not Tired You are Alive

This good morning, I bless you with good wishes for your life. Someone called me recently for a heart to heart chat. I was startled to hear them say these words, “…I am so tired. I am just so tired of everything. My life is not making sense…What is there to live for again… I am tired asking God… I am tired of praying...”. I listened carefully to the distress in this person’s voice. I heard the darkness of their cry. Such kind of talk always make me sit upright and blow the whistle, for Jesus to send legions of angels to feed me with right words to reply with, quickly. We began the dialogue; it quickly launched into deep conversation. We prayed. We sang. We ended up having revival on the phone. The devil ceremoniously lost that round, quick.

Something I rarely do is pray on the telephone. I do not attend prayer lines; I do not do prayer-line praying, period. I cannot connect in prayer with multiple people who I cannot all see at the same time, and are not standing face to face with me, in the same room. Before I agree in intercessory prayer with anyone, I have to be certain that your God is the same God as mine. My God is Almighty Jehovah God, Christ the Lord. I must know you are bowing down and saying “Amen” to Jesus Christ alone. I can only tell this if I know of your faith, and you, personally. I can only see someone’s hand clap if I’m in close proximity. Therefore, I remain very strict when it comes to connecting and agreeing in prayer through electronic means and any digital devices.

I made an exception in this case because life was on the line. More importantly, the person had believed and relied on me as almost a desperate resort. Someone was at a critical place in their life. My reaction and counsel would be crucial in helping them escape that place. Both they and I must talk until they see how to and get pass the “I am tired of living” phase. We must watch, fight and pray together until they saw light. It happened. Thank God we got there. They got it.

As a “servant” my responsibility is to serve God first; serve God’s people, next; and serve myself, last. I love it in that order. This Hortense here does not want any of the many titles assigned to ministry work. I just want to be here to serve. I want to be the help (maidservant, houseboy) for God and God’s people. Sometimes the servant just must ask questions. Just for clarity. Do not be offended, Boss, I know you’ve got it all under control. You may answer yourself in your privacy.

My friend, where are you this morning? Just exactly what place are you this morning. You are at what place in your life? As we say in Liberian English, “Where you eh so?”

Contemplate where life has led you at this very moment. Gauge your strength and reply, truthfully, to yourself, exactly where are you at this moment. Today? Where were you yesterday has a big influence on where you will be tomorrow if you do not figure where you are today! So, again, may I ask, “At what place are you this morning?”

Kindly allow me. May I send you to the Mount of Prayer. May I direct your gaze to the Throne of Almighty God. An intercessor of divine majesty is up there sitting at the right hand of God the Father. He was down here on this earth and he knows fully how life can get down here. Jesus Christ your personal person is a prayer away. Call his name. Find his address: it’s called Our Father In Heaven. Don’t wait for him to answer, instead start shouting “Hallowed be Thy Name…”.

I am asking you to pray like your life depends on it. Believe that your life depends on you praying like it does. Your life depends on your prayers. In Jesus Name is all you need to regain the strength for living without you getting tired and depleted. If you are that tired, stop now and pray. Pray to Almighty God in the name of Jesus Christ. Pray for God to bless your life with strength for the life you are blessed to have. Pray my friend. You owe you another day of living large!

Srvt. Hortense D. Grimes

Anointed Servant of the Living God.

Founder, Do It For Christ Ministries

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Housekeeping...Because I Love My Country

GONE FROM PREACHING TO MEDDLING  ~Spiritual Motivation to Quicken your Spirit #ReconcileLiberia  #RaisetheBar  

The unnecessary “gospel of hate” which is termed “Congau/Country divide” will not survive in Liberia. Hatred has done nothing for Liberia. Never mind that this hatred is constantly gift wrapped in beautiful packaging and presented to the vulnerable citizenry, it has no place in this country. Hate did not survive yesterday; neither will it survive today nor tomorrow. Seeds of hate will not germinate. Flowers of hate will not bloom. Plants and shrubs of hate will wither. Trees and greenery of hate will decay. Hate has done absolutely nothing for Liberia. Hate as a commodity must be rejected.

“You didn’t choose me. I choose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other.” (John 15:16-17 Holy Bible NLT)

#ReconcileLiberia  #RaisetheBar ~Spiritual Motivation to Quicken your Spirit

Hatred has destroyed the real Liberia. Hate has caused us to lose our identity. Hate has stolen our culture. Hate ravished our generation. Hatred choked the life out of our way of life. Hate suffocated our lifestyle. Hate dimmed our national light. The Liberian way of living is almost forgotten. Liberia has become a melting pot of confused, missed identity. Hate has done absolutely nothing for Liberia. Hate as a national pastime must be rejected.

"This is my command: Love each other.” (John 15:17 Holy Bible NLT)

#ReconcileLiberia  #RaisetheBar  ~Spiritual Motivation to Quicken your Spirit

No matter what fancy names are given to this ongoing wave of hatred, it will dismantle and deteriorate. Hate has placed Liberia permanently, it seem, at the bottom of the social ladder of nations. Hate has caused massive intellectual disability. In today Liberia, a staggering two-thirds of the population is illiterate. Hate has stenched our political atmosphere. Hate has polluted our landscape. Hate has dismantled our infrastructure. So much hate is being spewed out daily in the name of “Country/Congau” divide. The spewers cannot tell that they are the very ones being fleeced by these propagators of the hate gospel. Hate has done absolutely nothing for Liberia. My friend, if you care one ounce about your Liberian heritage, you must work towards eliminating hatred in whatever way you can. Hate must be rejected in the Republic of Liberia.

Blessings and peace,

Servant Hortense Grimes

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Ms. Hortense D. Grimes, a Servant of the living God, was called and anointed by Jesus Christ and sent to establish a global spiritual motivation ministry. Do It For Christ Ministries—helping hurting people help themselves—proclaiming the Word of God and encouraging spiritual rehabilitation in Jesus Christ. 

*Writing includes local Liberian vernacular

Prayer Moves God's Hand...Fasting Lifts His Arms

IF YOU can … Take a Three-Day fast from today Wednesday through Good Friday. Here are several options.

Three-Hours (9:00 am-12:00 noon; 12:00 pm-3:00 pm)

Half Day (6:00 am-12:00 noon; 12:00 noon-6:00 pm)

Full Day (6:00 am-6:00 pm)

If you cannot do daytime, try nighttime fasting.

Full Night (6:00 pm-9:00 am next day) or (8:00 pm-12:00 next day)

My friend, it is known that PRAYER moves the Hand of God. I always go further and say Fasting lifts His arms. There are some things in your life that will not budge until you pray it away and out of your space. A real sacrifice must cost you something. It must discomfort you in some way. The sacrifice of The Cross costs God everything. In return mankind received everything. Everything!!!

Are you comfortable with your spaces… Your personal space? Your children/husband/family space? Your professional space? Your mental and psychological space? Your wallet space? Your spiritual space? Your emotional space? Your health and aging space? Your soon to be retirement space? Are you satisfied with your spaces and the sometimes invaders of those spaces? My friend…

Some things will not budge out of your space until YOU PRAY it away. Until YOU PRAY and YOU FAST it away. With God every little effort is noticed, and it counts towards you favorably. Our patriarch of the faith Father Abraham trusted God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. TRUST the Lord enough to fast for Jesus.  I love you, my friend, with a sisterly love.
Happy Solemn Wednesday of Holy Week. 

Blessings and peace,

servant Hortense D. Grimes

Do It For Christ Ministries

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The Last Words of Jesus on The Cross

The Last words spoken by Jesus Christ as our Lord hung on the Cross at Calvary.

1^st (First) Word of The Cross

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

 Scripture Reference: Luke 23:32-37

“And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ And they cast lots to divide his garments. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, ‘He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One! The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, ‘If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!’”

2^nd (Second) Word of The Cross

"Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

 Scripture Reference: Luke 23:39-43

“One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, ‘Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!’ But the other rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.’ And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

 3^rd (Third) Word of The Cross

“Woman, behold, your son! … Behold, your mother!”

 Scripture Reference: John 19:23-27

“When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, ‘Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.’ This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, ‘They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they casts lots.’ So the soldiers did these things, but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdelene. When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.”

4^th (Fourth) Word of The Cross

“Eloi, Eloi, lema Sabachthani?”

(Translated: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)

 Scripture Reference: Mark 15:33-36

“And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema Sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God my God why have you forsaken me?’ And some of the bystanders hearing it said, behold he is calling Elijah. And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”

5^th (Fifth) Word of The Cross

“I Thirst.”

Scripture Reference: John 19:29

“After this, Jesus knowing that all was now finished said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I Thirst’.”

6^th (Sixth) Word of the Cross. 

“It is Finished.”

Scripture Reference: John 19:30

“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”

7^th (Seventh) Word of The Cross

“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”

Scripture Reference: Luke 23:44-49

“It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ And having said this, he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, ‘Certainly, this man was innocent!’ And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things.”

What YOU can do today. Recognize you are a sinner and need for Jesus to cleanse your life. Bow your head in acknowledgement of God's plan for your salvation. Pray to Almighty God in the name of Jesus Christ: Accept that Jesus is the son of God. Believe that Christ came and died for your sins. Confess your need for a savior. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your life and become your Lord and Savior. Get a Holy Bible. Begin a relationship with Jesus Christ, buttressed by prayer and guidance by the Holy Spirit. Live your life for the Glory of Almighty God. Do It For Christ.  

Blessings and peace,

Servant Hortense D. Grimes

Founder, Do It For Christ Ministries

Be encouraged, motivated, and inspired. Visit www.doitforchrist.org

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